In 1996 he created the series Millennium (1996) and in 1999 Harsh Realm (1999). For his work on The X-Files, Carter has received three Golden Globe Awards (1994, 1996, 1997), a Writers Guild nomination, two Directors Guild nominations, and an Emmy Award nomination.

Born and raised in Bellflower, California, Chris Carter graduated from the California State University at Long Beach with a degree in journalism. Formerly a freelance journalist and editor of "Surfing" magazine, Carter began his career as a screenwriter in 1985 at The Walt Disney Studios. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous

Has considered titling his eventual and as-yet-unwritten autobiography "Fridays At Nine," the timeslot for the shows he's created, due to their mix of successes and failures.

His brother, W. Craig Carter, is a Full Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT.

Two of his attempts for crossovers with other television shows failed for the same reasons. The first attempt was to crossover Expediente X (1993) with CBS's Picket Fences(1992), however, CBS feared losing ratings to the newer network. The second attempt was to crossover with the WB's Buffy, cazavampiros (1997), but Fox also feared losing ratings to the newer network. In both cases, each show's executive producer was on board: David E. Kelley and Joss Whedon respectively.

Under tremendous time crunch, Carter did an all-night audio mix session to finish Expediente X (1993) pilot, which was to be shown to Fox executives the following morning. That night, he ended up sleeping on a couch in the Fox Studios lobby.

Lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Personal Quotes
The day I swan around in expensive suits is the day I hope someone puts a bullet in my head.

Fox canceling Harsh Realm (1999) wasn't a surprise to me because it was a very expensive show...it was just disappointing the series didn't have a chance to prove itself.

People thought the storyline and characters for Expediente X (1993) made it a 'dark' show, but I never saw it that way. I always thought Mulder and Scully were the light in dark places.

It takes crazy attention to detail if you want something to be good.

The television business changed a lot from when I did Expediente X (1993) to when we did Harsh Realm (1999). Television took on the characteristics of the feature film industry, where, if the show didn't open 'big' out-of-the-gate...it was canceled, immediately.

I had been to Vancouver a few years prior to bringing Expediente X (1993) there ... so, as a filmmaker, it wasn't a discovery for me because I had friends who knew the area and had shot there before. ...Vancouver really became my home away from home, and to this day I still own a house there.

You long for writers like Neil Gaiman. His vision is so personal and idiosyncratic, and unexpected.